The Hound of the Baskervilles / The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Autor:
Arthur Doyle
Country:
Bulgaria (BG)
Book Theme:
European writers “without borders”
Publisher:
Candlewick Pr
Publishing Year:
1902
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh,as the third of ten children of an Irish painter who specialized in fantasy scenes. Small boy was sent to England at age nine to attend Jesuit boarding school. At the school, however, he exhibited a talent for storytelling, captivating his teachers and fellow students at the school with his yarns. The author studied medicine at Edinburgh University while also finding time to write. Conan Doyle later wrote that this led him to think about writing stories, “in which the hero would treat crime as Dr Bell treated disease and where science would take the place of chance. Conan Doyle decided to switch formats and started writing Holmes mysteries as short stories rather than novels.
National Award for Children’s and Young People’s
Abstract
The Hound of the Baskervilles opens with a mini mystery- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson speculate on the identity of the owner of a cane that has been left in their office by an unknown visitor. Impressing Watson with his fabulous powers of observation, Holmes predicts the appearance of James Mortimer, owner of the found object and a convenient entrée into the baffling curse of the Baskervilles.Entering the office and unveiling an 18th century manuscript, Mortimer recounts the myth of the lecherous Hugo Baskerville. Hugo captured and imprisoned a young country girl at his estate in Devonshire, only to fall victim to a marauding hound of hell as he pursued her along the lonesome moors late one night. Ever since, Mortimer reports, the Baskerville line has been plagued by a mysterious and supernatural black hound. The recent death of Sir Charles Baskerville has rekindled suspicions and fears. Agreeing to take the case, Holmes and Watson quickly discover that Sir Henry Baskerville is being trailed in London by a mysterious bearded stranger, and they speculate as to whether the ghost be friend or foe. A series of mysteries arrive in rapid succession.In a dramatic final scene, Holmes and Watson use the younger Baskerville as bait to catch Stapleton red-handed. Back in London, Holmes ties up the loose ends, announcing that the stolen shoe was used to give the hound Henry’s scent, and that mysterious warning note came from Beryl Stapleton, whose philandering husband had denied their marriage so as to seduce and use Laura Lyons. Watson files the case closed.
